(That's We're "All Done" in Dunedin for those of us, like myself, who are not of Scottish descent and not totally fluent in the lingo!) Anyway, we left Christchurch last Friday in heavy rain which lasted all the way down to Dunedin - and in fact didn't stop for 4 days! CK was particularly excited about visiting Dunedin as it has a strong Scottish heritage! This was evident from the first day when we sloshed through the rain on George S
t, only to stumble upon the final moments of a pipe band competition! In the space of about half an hour I think we saw more kilts and bagpipes than either of us had ever seen in Scotland itself! Hope the guys were wearing something UNDER their kilts though (no, we didn't check!) as it was quite a chilly day! Needing to take shelter from the rain on Monday (yes, I know - any excuse!) we decided to visit the Cadbury Chocolate Factory here in Dunedin. They have lots of different varieties of Cadbury's chocolate that we don't have in the UK so we felt it was our
duty as British citizens to sample them (well - somebody has to do it!) We did in fact get a goodie bag on the factory tour that was filled up at various points along the way! As you can see from the photo, I discovered CK's secret stash of chocolate this week and thought you would all like to see it! No - it's actually the combinati
on of our goodie bags, the samples we got from Cadbury World and our emergency chocolate supply of course! (Well, you never know when you're going to be stranded up a mountain or wherever and might need it eh?! Best to be prepared!) Snatching the brief window of opportunity
when it wasn't raining, I took a photo of a couple of Dunedin's famous landmarks for you to see! Firstly the fabulous Railway Station building (where incidentally we filled in a survey on Maori culture for Tim, a friendly university student, and received the large bar of Dairy Milk chocolate that you can see in the earlier photo! Thanks Tim - all donations gratefully received!) Secondly, you may have noticed CK standing next to her pal 'Rabbie' - Scottish poet Robert Burns who is the adopted bard of the city of Dunedin! Yesterday, despite the weather, we took a trip along the Otago Peninsula to the little town of Portobello.
Well, turned out to be more of a village really! You can see CK standing in the heart of the action by the general store! I think if it had been a clear day t
he journey there and the bay itself would have been a spectacular sight - but we did get to experience some genuine Scotch Mist as you can see! I loved the quirky little boat with the Nessie style figurehe
ads too! AND - we did get a mean cup of hot chocolate, accompanied by 2 marshmallows, from the little coffee shop overlooking the bay! The swirling mist was in fact very atmospheric and would make a great setting for an Ian Rankin novel! And you can't get much more Scottish than that!
(That's We're "All Done" in Dunedin for those of us, like myself, who are not of Scottish descent and not totally fluent in the lingo!) Anyway, we left Christchurch last Friday in heavy rain which lasted all the way down to Dunedin - and in fact didn't stop for 4 days! CK was particularly excited about visiting Dunedin as it has a strong Scottish heritage! This was evident from the first day when we sloshed through the rain on George S
t, only to stumble upon the final moments of a pipe band competition! In the space of about half an hour I think we saw more kilts and bagpipes than either of us had ever seen in Scotland itself! Hope the guys were wearing something UNDER their kilts though (no, we didn't check!) as it was quite a chilly day! Needing to take shelter from the rain on Monday (yes, I know - any excuse!) we decided to visit the Cadbury Chocolate Factory here in Dunedin. They have lots of different varieties of Cadbury's chocolate that we don't have in the UK so we felt it was our
duty as British citizens to sample them (well - somebody has to do it!) We did in fact get a goodie bag on the factory tour that was filled up at various points along the way! As you can see from the photo, I discovered CK's secret stash of chocolate this week and thought you would all like to see it! No - it's actually the combinati
on of our goodie bags, the samples we got from Cadbury World and our emergency chocolate supply of course! (Well, you never know when you're going to be stranded up a mountain or wherever and might need it eh?! Best to be prepared!) Snatching the brief window of opportunity 
when it wasn't raining, I took a photo of a couple of Dunedin's famous landmarks for you to see! Firstly the fabulous Railway Station building (where incidentally we filled in a survey on Maori culture for Tim, a friendly university student, and received the large bar of Dairy Milk chocolate that you can see in the earlier photo! Thanks Tim - all donations gratefully received!) Secondly, you may have noticed CK standing next to her pal 'Rabbie' - Scottish poet Robert Burns who is the adopted bard of the city of Dunedin! Yesterday, despite the weather, we took a trip along the Otago Peninsula to the little town of Portobello.
Well, turned out to be more of a village really! You can see CK standing in the heart of the action by the general store! I think if it had been a clear day t
he journey there and the bay itself would have been a spectacular sight - but we did get to experience some genuine Scotch Mist as you can see! I loved the quirky little boat with the Nessie style figurehe
ads too! AND - we did get a mean cup of hot chocolate, accompanied by 2 marshmallows, from the little coffee shop overlooking the bay! The swirling mist was in fact very atmospheric and would make a great setting for an Ian Rankin novel! And you can't get much more Scottish than that!
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